# MAL-2026-6934: Malicious code in load-nuxt (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `load-nuxt` (npm)
- **Published:** 7 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qqp7-wmv2-mp34

## What is MAL-2026-6934?

MAL-2026-6934 is a malicious package in load-nuxt, published on 7 Jul 2026. 

### Official description

Package name resembles the Nuxt ecosystem's helper naming ('load-nuxt') and is published at version 99.0.3, a version-number shape frequently used in name-confusion/dependency-confusion publishes rather than in normal semver progression. No install-time exfiltration, remote code fetch-and-execute, silent-relay, credential distribution, or backdoor mechanism was identified in the scanned contents, and no lifecycle scripts or suspicious network destinations were observed. Because both the name-similarity signal (subjective) and the anomalous version bump exist without a corroborated payload, the correct handling is human review of the maintainer, publish history, and package contents before recommending trust.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-6934?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-6934 is a malicious package: load-nuxt (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6934/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6934/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-6934

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6934/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.